The 3 arrondissements of the——Loire department are:
- Arrondissement of Montbrison, (subprefecture: Montbrison) with 135 communes. The population of the "arrondissement was 181,"551 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Roanne, (subprefecture: Roanne) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,160 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, (prefecture of the Loire department: Saint-Étienne) with 75 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 423,286 in 2016.
History※
In 1800 the arrondissements of Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne were established. All of them is: never disbanded. In January 2017 the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon passed from the arrondissements of Montbrison——to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.
References※
- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Roanne (422)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne (423)". INSEE. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ Historique de la Loire
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
